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G. S. SAVAGE, DEGD. J. o. HUPFAKBR, ADMINISTRATOR.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 2B, 1913.

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GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28.1913.

Patented. July 7, 1914.

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CHARLEY s. SAVAGE, or BU'RFIELD, KENTUCKY; J.c. nuFrAKnn ADMINISTRATORor sain CHARLEY SAVAGE, nucnasnn.

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specification yif Letters Patent.

yPatented July 7, 1914.

Application iled July 28, 1913. Serial No. 781,618.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, @HARLEY S. SAVAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burlield, in theL county ofllVayne and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Gates, of which thefollowing isa specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention vrelates to new and useful improvements' in gates andmore particularly to manually operated vertically swingn ing or tiltinggates.

The object of the invention is the provision of a gate of the abovecharacter which is particularly adapted for use upon country roads wherethe same crosses dividing fence lines and also along railroads where thepublic highway crosses the railroad.

Another object of the invention'is the provision of a swinging gatewhich is provided withsuitable operating mechanism whereby the' gate maybe opened and closed from a distance, thus persons nearing the gate in avehicle may readily open the same, drive through and then close the samefrom the opposite side without having to get out of the vehicle at all.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a gate of the abovecharacter which will possess advantages in points of efliciency anddurability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simplein construction and operation.

lith the above and other objects in view this invention consists in thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed outV inv theclaims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is afront elevation of a gate, parts being broken away and inV sect-ion;Fig. 2 is a side elevationgFig. 3 is aside elevation illustrating thegate in its open position; Fig. 4 is atop plan view of the pivotalconnecting member; Fig. 5 is an endv elevation of one of the supportingposts at each side of the gate; Fig. 6 is a front elevation, of the gatemember; and Fig.y7 is a detail side elevation'illustrating the manthegate in a of my improved gate which is supported at' eachend thereofbymeans of the transverse beams 2. `Mountedupon the forward end of thebase l is a block 3 which is provided with the inner recess l andarranged within said recess at y'the ends thereof are the upright posts5y which are arranged in spaced relation and connected `at their upperends by means of a transverse piece 6. The posts 5 are arrangedin spacedrelation so as to receive J(he outer end of the swinging gate 7.

`A reciprocating latchbar 8 is carried by the gate andnormally held inits closed position by means of a coil spring 9, one end of which isconnected to the latch bar and the 'other end connected to the uprightend post 10 of the gate. rlhe outer end of the latch bar 8 is normallydisposed beneath the transverse piece 6 so as to prevent any up# wardmovement of the gate until the latch bar has been released. A secondtransverse piece 11 is providedhaving a central' recess 12 adapted tonormally receive `the outer end of the latch bar to prevent any lateralmovement thereof.

Mounted upon the rear of the base 1 are the two upright supporting posts13 which are provided at their upper ends with the tapering offsets 14forming suitable shoulders 15 upon which are adapted to rest the lower-tapering ends of the diverging arms 16. The upper ends of the arms 16are bifurcated to form the two spaced arms 17 between which arepivotally mounted by boltsQ() the operating levers 18. The upper ends ofthe arms 16 are suitably connected by means of al transversebar 19, theends of which are mounted upon the pivot bolts 20. The rear end of thegate 7 is pivotally mounted at its lower end upon the pivot bolt 21 sothat the entire upper portion of the gate will be free to swingrearwardly between the twov upright posts 13.

Mountedin the brace bars 22 of the gate is a *transverse bolt 23 uponthe yends of which are 4mounted the lower ends of the spaced arms 24,the lower ends of said arms being enlarged, as shown at 25, and providedwiththe elongated slots 26 in which the ends of the bolt 23 are adaptedto work. The enlargedv portions 25 of the ,arms 24 are provided withbeveled `faces 27 which are adapted to work against the rollers 28mounted upon the transverse bolt 29 which extends `through the latch bar-8 adjacent the rear endthereof. From this it wllbe second transverselongitudinal bar secured to the opposite end of the first bar, spacedarms having their upper ends pivotally connected to the ends oi thesecond transverse bar and having slots formed in their lower ends,beveled portions formed on said arms and adapted to engage said rollers,a transverse bolt carried by the gate and having its ends arranged insaid slots, and means for raising and lowering the longitudinal bar foractuating said arms to release thevlatch bar and impart movement to thegate to swing the same between said posts.

4. A device of the class described including spaced upright posts, agate having one end arranged between the post and pivotally mounted atits lower side` for swinging movement between the posts, a resilientlyretained latch bar normally holding the gate in its locked position, aframe arranged between said posts and mounted at one end` `for pivotalmovement, movable arms having by the latch bar and engaged' by said armsto release said latch bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLEY s. SAVAGE;

Witnesses:

J. P. WEST, J on MARCUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthev Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. C.

